Abstract
A transversally accelerated high pressure arc launcher is designed to initiate Plasma Induced Lightening Experiment. The fundamental assumptions after a current rise stage of around 10 MA/s are given. From these assumptions, the saturated arc velocity is V s = a d - 1/2 I where a is a constant in the order of 10 -3 [m 3/2/s/A] depending on the detailed geometrical factors. The actual experiment is conducted with a gap separation between 5 mm to 50 mm. The applied current is a crawbarred profile with 1.1 ms sinusoidal current ramp up to 10 kA and decays with a time constant of 6 ms. Good agreement with the model is obtained.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science |
| Publisher | IEEE |
| Pages | 203 |
| Number of pages | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - 1996 |
| Event | Proceedings of the 1996 IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science - Boston, MA, USA Duration: 1996 Jun 3 → 1996 Jun 5 |
Other
| Other | Proceedings of the 1996 IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science |
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| City | Boston, MA, USA |
| Period | 96/6/3 → 96/6/5 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Condensed Matter Physics